Time zone ICT (UTC+7) Population 46,941 (2000) Amphoe Mukdahan Province | Provinces Mukdahan Province Elevation 140 m Local time Tuesday 3:02 PM | |
Weather 26°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Mukdahan (Thai: มุกดาหาร) is a town (thesaban mueang) and capital of Mukdahan Province, which became Thailand's 73rd province in 1982. In the northern region of the country, on the right (west) bank of the river Mekong, it was formerly a district of Nakhon Phanom Province. The population of the municipal area was 180,600 in the year 2010. Mukdahan is 645 km north-east of Bangkok.
Contents
- Map of Mukdahan Mueang Mukdahan District Mukdahan 49000 Thailand
- Etymology
- History
- Climate
- Second Thai Lao Friendship Bridge
- Ho Kaeo Mukdahan
- References
Map of Mukdahan, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan 49000, Thailand
Etymology
The city was established at the mouth of Muk Creek (Thai: ห้วยมุก) and named Mukdahan from Kaeo Mukdahan, derived from the following:
History
Prehistoric paintings and other archaeological discoveries show that the area of Mukdahan was the location of ancient communities. The modern history of the city begins late in the Ayutthaya Era (1350-1767). In the years 1767–1770, Prince Kinnari, son of Prince Suriwong, ruler in Ban Luang Phonsim of Savannakhét, established a settlement at the mouth of Muk Creek, across the Mekong from Savannakhét. In the reign of King Taksin, 1768–1782, Prince Kinnari received appointment as Phraya Chandara Sri Surat with a rank equivalent to viceroy. In 1893, Savannakhét District of Mukdahan was ceded to France.
Climate
Mukdahan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification Aw). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at 35.2 °C (95.4 °F). The monsoon season runs from late-April through early-October, with very heavy rains and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm.
Second Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
The Second Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, across the Mekong to Savannakhet, Laos was completed in December 2006.
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan
Ho Kaeo Mukdahan (Thai: หอแก้วมุกดาหาร), or Mukdahan Tower, is an observation tower 65.5 metres in height, constructed in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the king's accession to the throne.